Anthurium chiriquense

Epiphyte; stems short; roots thin directed downward; cataphylls 8-10 cm long, drying straw-colored, persisting as coarse disoriented fibers. LEAVES with petioles 20-33 cm long, ca. 5 mm diam., subterete weakly sulcate; blades oblong-elliptic, 29-39 cm long, 7-12 cm wide, broadest at middle, abruptly to gradually acuminate at apex, obtuse at base, sparsely glandular-punctate on both surfaces; midrib sharply raised above, moderately flat below; primary lateral veins 10-12 per side, departing midrib at 45° angle; sub-marginal collective vein arising from base, prominulous on drying, scarcely more prominent than the interprimary veins, 5-9 mm from margin. INFLORESCENCE as long or longer than leaves; peduncle 27-41 cm long, 3-5 mm diam., terete, longer than petioles; spathe purplish, oblanceolate, 6.5-8 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide; inserted at ca. 30° angle on peduncle; spadix stipitate, 1.5-1.7 cm long, slightly tapered toward apex, purple to reddish brown, 12-25 cm long, 4-7 mm diam.; flowers rhombic, 2.5-4 mm long, 3-5 flowers visible in the principal spiral; stamens weakly exserted (?), anthers 0.6 mm wide; thecae ovate; staminal progression not known. INFRUCTESCENCE not seen.